The Changing Use Pattern of Public Space and Representation of Place
Historically, the area was once a water-based settlement as the city is bound to the Chao Praya River. So, most of the economic activities occur at the area were related with the river activities. However, as progress in the urban development, the streets was introduced to serve as the connection between the cities. Nowadays, the area, especially Khaosan Road is well served by the land based public transport such as bus, taxi, and monorail. On the other hand, the water based transportation such as the water taxi is remain on function as part of the local daily activities and the image for tourist attraction.
The changing use pattern of public space in Khaosan is actually influence by the transformation of Thailand economic planning strategies, where Bangkok is facing the economic booming in the 1980s, when the Thai government issued the policy to commemorate Bangkok’s bicentennial anniversary and celebrate the Buddhist calendar's lucky year "2525", by launching festive ceremonies in Bangkok to bring in tourist dollars. This changing has also give impact to the use pattern of public space in Rattanakosin, as the overflow of …show more content…
However, it is important for us to gain the insight understanding on how the culture shape Khaosan social space through the process of semiosis. The process of semiosis is define as a social process, in which actors attach meaning to objects as the production of sign. The chain of related sign refer to complete set of meaning and provoke feeling, raise consciousness or influence behavior, in which later became the symbol. Sign, in return, provoke the social action that strengthen the meaning of